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By Barbara Schultz
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Funny things happen with a sheep behind the wheel.
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What's the Story?
In Nancy Shaw's SHEEP IN A JEEP, several fluffy, plump sheep are wedged into a red jeep, driving down a country road. When the jeep stalls, the sheep get out to push the jeep over a small hill. However, the sheep don't notice that the road on the downhill side leads to a pit of mud. The sheep try to pull their jeep out of the mud using a rope, but they're not strong enough. They enlist the help of two big pigs who rescue the jeep, and the sheep rejoice. The sheep resume their drive, but this time, the driver doesn't notice that they're heading toward a large tree. The jeep crashes and is ruined (though all the sheep are fine). In the end, the sheep put a sign on the tree that says, "Jeep for sale."
Is It Any Good?
Sheep in a Jeep is a funny, slapstick rhyming book. Kids will enjoy the delightful illustrations of cheerful, plump sheep, and will laugh at their predictable mishaps. This book also makes a good teaching tool for early readers, as rhymes help kids recognize repeating sounds and letter combinations.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about cause and effect: What happens when the sheep don't look ahead when they're driving?
Sheep in a Jeep has lots of rhymes. What words rhyme with "sheep"?
Try making your own fluffy sheep by doing the activity at the end of the book.
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Margot Apple
- Genre : Board
- Topics : Transportation ( Cars & Trucks ) , Animals
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication date : October 28, 1988
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 2 - 5
- Number of pages : 32
- Available on : Paperback, Nook, Audiobook (unabridged), Hardback, Apple Books, Kindle
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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